Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-27
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
synopsis OF the Hill NJ Il Has Has
Passed. Both Houses OF Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9i..-The Interstate
commerce bill. as agreed upon by both
Houses of Congress, makes II unlawful
for any common carrier subject 10 the
provisions Of this act TO charge or receive
from any person or persons greater or less
compensation for any service rendered in
transportation Of passengers or property
than II charges or receives from any other
person or persons for doing n like service
under substantially similar circumstances
and conditions, Makes II unlawful for
any common carrier to make or give any
undue or unreasonable preference or adj
vantage to any particular person, compa
ny, firm. corporation or locality
or any particular description of
traffic, and provides that every common
carriar shall according TO their respective
powers, afford all reasonable, proper and
equal facilities for interchange of traffic
between their respective lines. Provides
that il shall be unlawful for any common
carrier, subject to the provisions of this
act. to charge or receive any greater com
pcnsation in the aggregate for the trans,
portation of passengers, or OF the like kiud
OF property, under substantially similar
circumstances and conditions. for short.
or than for longer distance, over the
same line in the same direction. the short.
er being included within the longer dis
lance but this shall not be construed as
authorizing any common carrier within
the terms OF this act, to charge and re-
ceive as great compensation for shorter
rs for u longer distance; provided how
ever, that upon application TO the commits.
sion appointed under provisions of this
act, such common carrier may, In special
cases, after investigation by the commits.
sion, be authorized TO charge less for
longer than for shorter distance for
transportation OF passengers or property
and the commission may from time TO
time prescribe the extent TO which snch
designated common carriers may bo 70.
lieved from the operation OF this section
of this acC. That IL shall be unlawful for
any common carrier to enter into any
combination with ony other common car
ricr or carriers, for pooling of freights of
different and competing railroads or to d.
vide between them the aggregate or net
proceeds of earnings of such railroads, or
any portion thereof and in any case of
an agreement for pooling Of frcights as
aforesaid, each day Of its continuance
shall be deemed separate ollcnso,
That, after 80 days from the passage Of
this act, every common carrier subject to
its provisions shall have printed and keep
for public inspection, schedules showing
rates, fares and charges, and that rates.
fares and charges shall not be raised eX.
oept after 10 days of public notice. but
that they may bo reduced without preyi-
GUS public notice; that II shall be unlaw-
full for any common carrier to enter into
any combination or agreement to prevent
the carriage Of freights from being con
tinuous from the place of shipment to
place Of destination. Declares that any
common carrier violating the provisions
Of the act shall DO liable for the full
amount of damages sustained, together
with reasonable counsel or attorney fee
Il Is made penal oifcnse to violate any
of the provisions of this act, the maximum
fine being 50, 600 The hill provides for u
commission, to consist of 8 persons, whose
terms Of Office shall be for years except
for the first appointments, which are to
be for 2, B, 4, 8 and O years, Members OF
this commission are TO be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Their principal
office shall be in Washington, but they
may hold sessions at other places than
Washington and single member OF the
Commission may take any testimony
where as may be directed by the Commas
sion. The commissioners shall have pow.
or to require the attendance Of witnesses
and the production of books, tariffs etc.
relating to the matter under advisement.
They shall.report on or before the LIST of
December, each year, to the Secretary OF
the Interior, which report shall be sub
mitted to Congress, No pending litiga-
ton shall be affected by this act 800, 600
are appropriated for the carrying out of
the provisions of this act. These com
missioners have salaries Of $1,000 each.
The Commission has power TO appoint n
secretary, with salary of $500, and
has authority TO employ and fix the com
pensation Of such other employees as II
may find necessary TO the proper per
Torrance of It's duties, subject to the APP
proval Of the Secretary of the Interior,